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go light your world

Woke up and had a time of worship

This beautiful song came to my mind and found a place in my heart

Reminded me of how we’re the salt and light of this world

Like a moth to a flame, we’re suppose to be like Jesus

Attracting the lonely, hurting, and troubled

And bringing healing to their lives

Go Light Your World

Kathy Troccoli

There is a candle in every soul

Some brightly burning, some dark and cold

There is a Spirit who brings a fire

Ignites a candle and makes His home

So carry your candle, run to the darkness

Seek out the hopeless, confused and torn

Hold out your candle for all to see it

Take your candle, go light your world

Take your candle, go light your world

Frustrated brother, see how he’s tried to

Light his own candle some other way

See now your sister she’s been robbed and lied to

Still holds a candle without a flame

Cause we’re a family whose hearts are blazing

So let’s raise our candles and light up the sky

Praying to our Father, in the name of Jesus

Make us a beacon in darkest times

Go light your world

purpose

writing about purpose makes you re-examine your own

post-it

Today I am reminded

The reason I must remind others of Christ

Is that in reminding them of Christ

I remind myself of Him

In the business of smiles...

I’ve always got a knack for business. Daddy somehow ingrained it in me. Work hard, think hard, and come up with something that everyone would buy. You’ll be rich, Wazah!! I’ve explored the realm of automobiles; invent some magical fuel that could solve the world’s woe on global heating. I’ve discovered some miracle food that could solve human’s hunger for food; lays did that before me.

Somehow, it all didn’t come to pass.

Then I hit home with an idea. Maybe I could sell joy. Not happiness or momentary satisfaction, but everlasting joy. Jesus did that, and so can I.

How do I start?

Well… I’ll start with a smile.

Hi,

I’ve lost something? Could you find it for me?

I’ve lost my smile.

Oh, thanks. I found it on you again.

Thanks! Don't lose it!

Have a nice day!

Isn't he gorgeous?

Finding God in a bookstore

So I find myself at Times bookstore, a place where I have bittersweet memories. I love walking through the rows of books, browsing a page or two, and then finally making a purchase. I almost never borrow books. I almost always buy them. I love to take a book home, and own it. Write in it, digest it, and place it in my personal library. It’s a beautiful experience. It is expensive though, a book a month may cost two hundred dollars a year.

I walk through the rows of books, and I see many books that I want to read. However, today I’m on a purpose. I want to get a book that I can just munch on while on the train. Not a Christian book that I digest and assimilate into my being, but a normal book, just to chew on it. I’m attracted to the collection by Malcolm Gladwell, but I see Mitch Albom’s “have a little faith”. I’ve read “Tuesday’s with Morries” and it was inspiring. Why not give his latest book a try. Unfortunately, the only copy’s hardcover and cost $37. Perhaps, I’ll leave it to another day. I continue my exploration. To my delight, at the front of the store, there’s a stack of softcover “have a little faith”. I immediately purchase it.

Walking back to school, I browse the back cover, and notice that the summary says that this book is about life’s purposes. Perfect. Divine. In 2 weeks, I’ll be giving an individual presentation where I have to persuade the class to do something. Initially, I wanted to talk about my family, but a sudden gust of inspiration made me rethink my decision. I settled on “life’s purpose”. I had a rough idea on what I wanted to talk about, but never did I expect a “random” buy be so timely.

I haven’t read the book yet, so I don’t know how it’ll help. But, thank you Daddy God for finding me in the bookstore and leading me to this book. I pray that through this book and subsequently the presentation, my friends will find you.

Haiku.

These are my nephews.

Wanna suck each others' thumb.

Ngiam, ngiam, ngiam, ngiam, ngiam.

A Gift in Progress, a Time of Preparation.

Sometimes we ask God, why do we generate feelings for a person when we know that now is not the time for a relationship? Or why do certain urges start so early when we obviously cannot satisfy them until we get married? Isn’t it illogical? Wouldn’t it be more practical and easier if we started ‘liking’ someone when we’re say, 22? Or maybe our sex drive should only kick in around 24 when we’re less than a decade away from being able to fulfill them.

This really kept me thinking. Why God?

We can approach this scientifically, that a hundred years ago, people got married around 18 or younger, so God’s timing is perfect. It’s just that over the last century, cultural changes and evolving lifestyles meant that we got married later.

However, we can also look at it from another light.

The reason why we generate feelings so early is so that we have to fight to contain them or rather, we have to continually surrender them to God. So why do we have to fight them? So that when we finally get attached and then married, we can give our partner something that we have fought hard for. Take for example our virginity, it’s a gift of purity to our spouses (not partners, cause partners include BGR). However, if it’s not something that we fought hard to protect, then it won’t be worth much. Think back to when you were a kid, it was more probable that you would treasure a toy more if you have saved up for months to buy it, rather than if it was something that was given to you. It’s the same with your virginity.

Maybe it’s the same for getting into relationships as well, that God gave you a longing that can’t be fulfilled immediately so that you’ll have to surrender it completely to God until the right time. This delayed fulfillment may be a factor in sustaining a relationship.

Maybe it’s also why guys should chase persistently for a girl, and why a girl should not give in to a guy so easily. I believe at this point in time, every guy in the world wants to shoot me. Haha. But it’s true. Would you treasure a Ferrari more, or a cherry QQ more? Of course the Ferrari! You’ll have to work a hundred harder and longer to afford a Ferrari compared to a QQ! Let’s not even talk about maintain a Ferrari. As a guy, you want to get ‘your Ferrari’. As a girl, you want to be a Ferrari, sorry, you ARE a Ferrari cause God said so.

Okie, I’m getting carried away. I’ve a presentation tomorrow that requires a few more hours or rehearsal. Pfftt….

Well… I just want to say that before you get attached, it’s not a time of waiting, but rather a time of preparation. That God is preparing you and training you to become a better person, that He’s creating in you a passion and a longing required to sustain a relationship and then marriage until you meet Him.

singleness for a season

This is my awesome family with my sister's in-laws. It's Ern's first birthday.

Happy Birthday Little Superhero.

My cousin got married last sunday. Seems like something ordinary, until you find out that she's 22, and is going over to Sydney to stay with her husband and his (now her's as well) 5 year old kid. Nothing wrong with this also.

If people get married young, it's either because they're rich or they bang, bang. My cousin was neither of this. She just fell in love, and decided to get married.

Well, this got me thinking.

I'm 21.

One year away from her. Never got into a relationship, never saw the need to. I always tell myself, that I'm not prepared to get into a relationship, not matured enough for one, or just too busy. But the truth is, no one's ever ready to get into a relationship, or ever matured enough for one, or have too much time. Okie, maybe for the last 2 reasons, you may reach a certain level of maturity, or some people just get into relationships cause they have 2 much time. But, the 3 reasons are more like personal ones. Getting attached is like taking a leap of faith, into the unknown. You try to find out as much as you can, but you never really know, until you're in it.

So I just got into university, and the grass is really green, and I sit down and think about the possibilities, and all those poor dudes in army who don't have a clue.

So why not get into a relationship?

The gift of singleness.

Every time in life has a season, and before you're called to get attached, you're called to be a steward of your singleness, of your time. Everyone has to agree that getting attached would take up a lot of your precious time which could be used for other things. So now's the time for me to be single and in my singleness, serve God.

How long though?

Another question for another day.

my sisters

My sister is so awesome, this was taken from her blog, which is pretty awesome as well.

Here's what she said about us:

he knows we talk this way

it's awesome

it's why i love talking to my brother

we can talk TOTAL nonsense (i kid you not)

and both know when we are actually nonsensing

and nonsense with each other

and still make sense (to ourselves) in that nonsense

i bet you don't even understand what i just said

THAT'S how awesome we are

Hi hui, I bet you're reading this now. Duh! Why would you read it later? Cause even if you did, you'll be reading it in later's now, so you're reading it now. You're so awesome with capital vowels, AwEsOmE!

A tribute to my sisters.

My sisters are like macs, easy to get along with and totally cool.

Everyone wants one, but I’ve got four.

Yah!

happy

Conversation between Annabel, Nirali and me.

bel: Why are you so happy?

rali: Jing's always happy, even when he's tired.

me: *smiles*

two kinds of people in this world:

1. those that change their surroundings;

2. those that are changed by their surroundings.

I want to be the second one.

I asked myself why I'm always so happy?

Why should I be happy?

Happy with school, happy with God, happy with life.

Isn't there loads of work? Ain't I exhausted? Isn't it 2 a.m. in the morning and I haven't even started on my homework?

I got an answer.

I choose to be.

confucious say...

During my technology and world change class,

My prof asked "Where were the Chinese during the industrial revolution?"

I answered: "China".

Class part to the max.

Imma walking solution!

I've not updated for a loooong time, and so now at 130 in the morning, while trying to read up and practice my Math For Economics and failing epically, I've decided to give a short update on my life.

It's been almost 2 weeks of school and God has been great!

To be honest, I've been uber busy with school work, projects, UniFire, Ultimate Frisbee, and a list of many other things which are really important as well. Almost every night, I have a meeting or training, and I reach home only after 10. I'm exhausted and I do my work till 2 - 3 am before going to bed. It's crazy! The cycle repeats itself everyday. Mind you, this is the second week of school.

Well... you might think that my head is going to blow. You're right, it is. haha. However, I've got something inside of me that makes me feel different from how someone should typically react.

You see, I feel the stress all around me. It's pressing me in and pounding on the walls of my head. However, I'm not stressed. I've got a joy, a peace! Thank you God, you can take credit for this, amidst a host of many other things.

"We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed. we always carry around in our body the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be revealed in our body." - 2 Corinthians 4: 9 - 10

School is crazy, God is good.

Ultimate Frisbee is exhausting, God is good.

Math is perplexing, God is good.

Deadlines are frustrating, God is good.

Responsibilities are taxing, God is good.

The list goes on.... God is good.

Sometimes, I start my day with remembering what God has done. Then when I encounter some tough patch, it doesn't look too tough, cause God has already solved it, and He will solve it again. It's like a solution encountering a problem, not a problem looking for a solution.

Back to math... Back to God...

passion

Spent the entire day with God. Had coffee and toast, sang some songs, had a long chat, took a short nap, had another chat, went for a run. Spending time with God feels so natural, yet it's so unnatural for most of us, including me.

Perhaps it is time to post my passion for the next four years. It's a little grand, a little crazy, then again, I don't settle for mediocrity, cause my God does not either.

I re-wrote my mission statement for the next few years. I won't share all of it cause it's really personal, but I'll share my passion for the next four years in SMU.

- To be integral in bringing revival to the universities in Singapore, through a national wide gathering of university students to pray and worship. (Date due: July 2012)

- To be integral in bringing revival to SMU, through a campus wide gathering of university students to pray and worship. (Date due: July 2011)

Here's my journal entry for 16 March 2010, and it's where I got the above from.

“I feel a stirring in my spirit. Can Singapore have a Passion Conference? Can South East Asia have a Passion Conference? Oh God, what is in Your heart? What is Your will? How do we unite Your people? To pray; to worship; to seek Your will on this earth. Oh God! How do we gather Your people? Your university students? A uniting of hearts. A uniting of passions for the glory of the Lord’s Renown!”

I wrote this done while I played the Passion: Awakening CD for the first time. I had finished my quiet time for the day and decided to listen to the songs. The moment the first song played, the manifest presence of God filled the room and I found myself on the floor, weeping. I then penned down the above and this passion in my heart was birthed.

Grand? Crazy? God?

Looking back at the last eight months, God has been leading me up to this. Recently, I've met up with a group of students in SMU called UniFire, who meet up regularly to pray and intercede for the school. Cool eh? I still don't know how everything will work out, but now's the season to pray and connect.

There are so many Christian groups in university, Campus Crusade, Navigators, Christian Fellowship, individual initiatives by churches, and many more. Imagine what God will do if we unite our hearts as one and came together to pray and worship.

A few days ago during worship, I saw a picture of the NUS SRC field filled with students on mats, praying and worshipping God together. Isn't that glorious, a uniting of students regardless of school, church, denomination, background, faculty, hall, for the glory of the Lord's renown!

Awakening, Chris Tomlin

In our hearts Lord, in this nation, Awakening

Holy Spirit, we desire, Awakening

For You and You alone

Awake my soul, Awake my soul and sing

For the world You love

Your will be done, let Your will be done in me

In Your presence, In Your power, Awakening

For this moment, for this hour, Awakening

Like the rising sun that shines

From the darkness comes a light

I hear Your voice say this is my Awakening

Like the rising sun that shines, awake my soul, awake my soul and sing

From the darkness comes a light, awake my soul, awake my soul and sing

Simplifying My Life

Over the last couple of months, I've learnt to start simplifying my life. I've met less people, I've taken up less responsibilities and let go of some of them, and I've have more time for God and I. I learnt this from two great people, Pastor Edmund Chan from Covenant Evangelical Free Church and mum. Over the last few months, God has been revealing more of Himself to me. Also, He has given me more specific directions on what He wants me to do for the next few years. As such, I'm able to be more focused in life. To say the least, I've gotten my priorities straightened out. I know what's important, and who's important.

Quoting Michael Ross Watson, "If we want to do the best things in life, we may sometimes have to give up the good things." I love that quote. It reminds me of myself and many other young people, so full of passion, so full of energy, ready to take up anything and everything. And then after a while, they feel a sense of purposeless, a lot of doing and getting things done, but going nowhere.

Now you might be asking how do you find out God's direction for your life. Well... you spend more time with Him, and as you do so, He will reveal His heart's desire for your destiny. And then you can align your life to it, and be more focused. When you are more focused, you will have more time, and when you have more time, give it back to God, and the beautiful cycle starts again. Oh God, You are so beautiful. haha.

Wowwhee! Thank you God for direction! Please remember that You are the rider and I'm the pillion. Vroom! Vroom!

Singing melodies to my Lord! Lalalalalalalalaladidididadadadada. *No words required. :)

A Heart Like Mine

By Bryan Duncan

Of all the hearts in the world

I've only one to give

So insecure, a desperate pulse

Racing to Your embrace

That You could want me and seek me

Is more than words could ever say

That You would love me and see in me

A pearl of price, thrown away

A heart like mine

How could it be worthy that You'd find

A way to redeem this hardened clay

Twisted and broken

Oh Father God above

The wonder that You'd love a heart like mine

Your holy hands hold me still

Shaping my heart anew

Once vacant shell now reclaimed

Offers its praise to You

The one who searched till You found me

A wounded lamb whose gone astray

You stopped the world to recover me

Oh Lamb of God, the price You've paid

I make my promise to

Do the one thing I can do with abandon

I can give every heartbeat to You

Martyrs and Thieves

There's a place in the darkness that I used to cling to
It presses harsh hope against time
In the absence of martyrs there's a presence of thieves
Who only want to rob you blind
They steal away any sense of peace
Though I'm a king I'm a king on my knees
And I know they are wrong when they say I am strong
As the darkness covers me

So turn on the light and reveal all the glory
I am not afraid
To bare all my weakness knowing in meekness
I have a kingdom to gain
Where there is peace and love in the light, in the light
Oh I am not afraid
To let Your light shine bright in my life, in my life
Oh I... am, I...

There are ghosts from my past who've owned more of my soul
Than I thought I had given away
They linger in closets and under my bed
And in pictures less proudly displayed
A great fool in my life I have been
Have squandered till pallid and thin
Hung my head in shame and refused to take blame
For the darkness I know I've let win

Can you hear me?

Well I've never been much for the baring of soul
In the presence of any man
I'd rather keep to myself all safe and secure
In the arms of a sinner I am
Could it be that my worth should depend
By the crimson stained grace on a hand
And like a lamp on a hill Lord I pray in Your will
To reveal all of You that I can

faceoff

He stared at me. I stared back at him.

His brows were furrowed, and there was a fierce intense look on his face, the look that George Cloony had when he stared at goats, the look that said "I know something that you don't, and I can hurt you with it". The lips of the boy was pursed tightly together, and I imagined that he would have clench his teeth together save for the fact that he had only 2 on his lower jaw. He reached out his right arm towards me, but the distance was too great and he could not reach me. He held back the other hand, maybe he had something up his sleeve, if only he could reach them.

I focus my thoughts. The only way to defeat the enemy was to know the enemy, and to know the enemy, I had to be the enemy. I tried to visualize being the enemy, but all that came to mine were nonsensical thoughts that didn't make sense. All I could here was "Goo Gaa, it's past my bedtime and I'm cranky!" Then I tried distracting him, thinking that in doing so, he might lose his concentration and I might have a chance in defeating him. I shaped my lips into a funnel and make kissing noises. I made my eyes roll around in all directions. I tried everything I could, but unfortunately, nothing could divert his attention.

Sigh... My attempts were futile, and there was no way I was going to stop my nephew from crying. Fed him his milk, put him to sleep, but he had a crying fit latter at night. Thank goodness Mark came home. babysitting. haha.

providence

Recently, I've been a little worried about my financial status cause I'm not earning much and I didn't save much during money army either. I considered tuition cause it'll be a good source of income now, and also during uni. And I'll be needing cash for this and for that, and for overseas trips and exchanges and so many things. Moreover, a bike's gonna cost at least 3k which I want to save up for.

Then one day, while I was praying, I felt God impress upon me that I couldn't give tuition cause it'll take up my time, time which should be used serving Him. Then I asked Him about my finances, and He said don't worry, He'll provide. So okie, if You say so, I shall not worry.

Looking back at the past few weeks, I've really seen God's providence in my life. Most of the meals that I've had at nice places have been paid by people. Let's just list them out to show how blessed I've been and how God's been Glorified. Tue: Fong paid for sushi dinner. Ps Ivan paid for lunch at some french place at Funan. Sat: Hefty ang bao from being the chauffeur at my uncle's wedding. Thu: Dad paid for lunch at Eatzi. Wed: Free fried laksa at Kenneth's house during GoogleGod Fellowship. Tue: Ps Alvin paid for YM Staff lunch. Mon: Ee made dinner. Fri: Sam paid for Thai dinner. Awesomeness!

Thank You God for providing for my finances, I've got a few more overseas trips as well as 3 months of no income as a full-time student, but You've provided for me so far, and I know that You'll continue to provide for me. Thank You.

p.s. can you get me a bike pls? doesn't have to be expensive, just need it to get me some riding experience. :)

Awesome Siss

I have 4 awesome Sisssss. :)

There's dajie, my oldest sister who takes care of us all.

There's siew, who's gracious and loving, and always thinks of others first.

There's mei, who's so pretty and full of encouraging words.

And there's hui's who's my bestest friend, hi pocky! :)

Love you all!

See you at dinner on sat! :)

T.L.C. :)

Sitting at Coffee Bean, Plaza by the Park after Youth Ministry's Sec 1 - 3 Camp, sipping on my extreme, Black Forrest. Unsatisfied, I believe that Coffee Bean's standard has dropped drastically. My ice blended has been left in the blender for too long such that it feels too watery. The chocolate covered coffee beans are too chunky, and there are too little cherry and chocolate bits. Sigh... Coffee bean, my first coffee love. Alas, you have lost the beauty of your youth. I taste and see, but you are no longer good... I can't deny it any longer, but Starbucks has stole my heart away from you...

I spent the last 4 days at YM's Sec 1 - 3 Camp, and I'm exhausted. Katish... The camp was another beautiful handiwork of God, spectacular. For me, God's recurring message for this camp was Love. The camp's theme verse was Matthew 22: 37 - 38. Jesus said:" Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind. This is the first and greatest commandment. I could feel God's love during this camp, and I believe that God was telling the leaders that in order to teach our youths how to Love, we need to show it to them by loving God first, loving each other, and loving the youths. Loving them by being servant leaders, taking care of them, and thinking of them first. Awesome camp. I got to interact with the younger leaders and youths, something that I really need to do since I've been quite out of touch with the youths for the longest of time.

I learnt a new acronym. TLC - Tender Loving Care.

I drove the church van, it's manual, and it's huge. I felt like formula one again. Vroomm...

precious thoughts

I was drinking coffee during my quiet time last thursday. Then it hit me, I was having coffee with God! I didn't have a cuppa for Him through, don't think he needs His daily fix of caffeine, though I think He likes His daily fix with me.

Coffee, Tea, or me?

Psalms 138: 17 "How precious to me are Your thoughts, o God! How vast is the sum of them."

I've been reading "Growing Deep in God" by Edmund Chan, and it talks about integrating prayer with theology. This is important because prayer is contingent upon right theology. Imagine praying the wrong things! (God, please heal so and so from cancer, although God may want for so and so to go home with Him)

A definition of prayer is "what the Holy Spirit" inspires in our hearts to lift up to the throne of God. Therefore, when we pray, we should not just "say" our prayers, going down list of things that we would like God to fulfill, but rather, we should ask the Holy Spirit what God wants us to pray for, and when he impresses something upon our hearts, we should then "pray" it.

Which brings to light the above verse. If praying means, lifting up the thoughts of God to Him, then His thoughts much be what we seek, and what we ask Him to reveal to us.

O God! How precious are Your thoughts to me!

God alone

The Supremacy of God

You are God Alone

You are not a God created by human hands

You are not a God dependent on any mortal man

You are not a God in need of anything we can give

By Your plan, that's just the way it is

You are God alone from before time begin

You are on Your throne You are God alone

And right now in the good times and bad

You are on Your throne You are God alone

You're the only God whose power none can contend

You're the only God whose name and praise will never end

You're the only God whose worthy of everything we can give

You are God, that's just the way it is

Unchangeable, unshakable, unstoppable

Hui left yesterday. bye bye pocky seahorsey!

uni

I was talking to Pastor Daren Tay from Coos over lunch last Thursday, and he mentioned something about economics. When he said that, I felt God telling me that I was staying in Singapore for my uni. Well... All along, I've been praying and hoping that I could get into Carleton College in the U.S., and I believed that if God granted me a place there as well as a scholarship, it'll be a sure sign that I was meant to go there; rationale being, it's so difficult to get Carleton, not to mention, get a scholarship too, so if God gives me both, it means that He wants me there. However, what if He gave me that option, and then ask me to stay in Singapore? How now brown cow?

Anyway, that troubled me because I really wanted to go to the U.S., and I had been doing the apps, working hard over the essays, and placing a lot of hope on it. :(

Nevertheless, God's plan is always the best, and I must trust that He has something greater planned out for His glory.

I was reading "Growing Deep in God" by Edmund Chan, Senior Pastor of Covenant Evangelical Free Church, and it talked about Moses. In Hebrews 11, it says that Moses refused to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter. History suggested that the daughter of Pharaoh was Hatshepsut, daughter of Thothmes I, who had ordered the massacre of the Hebrew babies. Thothmes had only one son, but he was mentally and physically handicapped. (unlike in The Prince of Egypt where Moses had a bro, sorry fans) As a result, Hatshepsut co-ruled with him. When the handicapped son died, Hatshepsut was the supreme ruler of Egypt, and therefore Moses was in line for the throne as the adopted son of Hatshepsut. So from history, we can see that Moses was giving up much. How could he have done so?

Well.. in order for us to give up something, we need to have something of a higher value in exchange for it. So what did Moses have?

Moses had seen God, God's Glory, and God's Power, and I believe that that glimpse of God allowed him the grace that was needed to cast all the power, fame, and riches aside, to catch on to something greater.

Carleton, U.S. sounds real neat, and I really want to be there. However, if God wants me here, He must have a higher intent, and a greater purpose. I couldn't ask for more.

Happy Chinese New year!

Happy Valentine's Day!

decisions once again.

and so it is that I'm coming to another crossroad in my life.

i'm ording in 7 days, and prior to my ministry course at coos starting in mid may, i've got about 2 months of nothing. and so there are a few open doors.

1. follow pastor darren tay around, learning about ministry and God. He's awesome, moves strongly in the Spirit, and i believe that ill learn much for him, not to mention, up my spiritual life.

2. intern at church, and focus on GAP (prayer min) which is something I have a passion for.

3. go work for my uncle who owns a successful internet business, learn the traits of doing business. very useful for when i get to SMU.

bleh... i don't really know where to go or what to do. honestly, it's a strong battle between point 1 and 3. no. 3 seems the most practical thing to do because I'll be going for ministry school in may, and i haven't told my dad yet, so if i understudied my uncle for 2 months, it'll soften the blow. moreover, it's a good source of income and experience.

got to give myself a deadline to make a decision.

my 21st birthday party's 19 days away. im pretty excited about it! i need to find an outfit tho! :)

20 days to ORD.

harlows everyone.

sorry, i've been quite mia for some time.

anyway, i've got 20 days left to ORD, but while most people will be chilling and relaxing, taking leave and offs at this point of time, it's a little different for me. well... for me, in my company, besides a new officer who knows really little stuff, there's only me to lead the company cause i'm the only other officer around. and of course, i cant just abandon my company and let it die right? so i've decided to chiong for 2 more weeks, to leave a legacy behind and to make life meaningful for myself and the people around me. more specifically, i've got 2 short term goals. number 1 is to establish a weekly battalion fellowship for the Christians in my battalion to come together to worship and be refreshed. number 2 is to inspire my sergeants to make the rest of their NS time count. it's gonna be quite tough cause i've got tons of things to do, but I trust that God will grant me the strength. common jing! you can do all things through Christ who strengthens you! Add oil!

As the saying goes: Don't count your days, but make your days count, all 20 of it.